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ANNUAL REPORT
upon the
public health & sanitary condition
of the
UNITED PARISHES
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For the Year 1899,
By JOHN NORTON, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health,
Member of the Royal College, of Surgeons of England; Fellmc of the
Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health; Fellow of the Royal
Institute of Public Health.
To the Members of the United Vestry.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to place before you my Annual
Report on the health, sanitary condition, and vital statistics
of the United Parishes, for the year 1899.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
First Quarter.
The mean reading of the barometer was 29.766 inches; the
mean temperature of the air 41.8°. The amount of rain
measured during the quarter was 5.07 inches, and the amount
of bright sunshine recorded was 289.4 hours.
The weather was mild from the beginning of the quarter
until 23rd January, the temperature on eight days during this
period ranging from 10.2° to 14.3° above the average. Colder
weather prevailed from 24th January until 6th February, after